:: Airplanes and Ducks! ::

So Hooks Airport is pretty much the coolest place on earth if you are a 2 1/2 year old little boy! Let's start by getting out of the car...the ducks mob you expecting that you have their next meal. Luckily, Mimi was ahead of the game and brought some bread with her. From there you head thru the lobby and find all of the fun planes and helicopters. There was a nice gentleman that let Trey sit in the cockpit and even put the headphones on. I think he is Trey's new hero, if not he's mine because that totally made Trey's day! Here's the pics from this morning...Enjoy!

The First Stop...

Go Get It...

Pure Joy...

The Hero (Man in Black)...

The Plane...

What Are All of These Things In Here?

Oh Happy Day!

Look At That!

Daddy Time! WoW!

Yea, Yea...I know

I have way too much time on my hands. Hence the new background and header. Don't get used to it though, because I'm assuming in the next two weeks, that time is going to fly right out the window. Stay tuned for pics this evening....Trey got to go to the airport today and feed the ducks. Yesterday he went to the Ruckus Room to go jumping (awesome on Toddler Tuesdays...$2 unlimited time). He has had an eventful last couple of days!

IIIIIII'm Baaaaaaaaack!

So, is there such a thing as being too healthy to have a baby? :) I got rejected by the hospital this morning. Here is how the last 24 hours have gone. Last night, Joe retreated to the guest bedroom because I couldn't sleep and had the TV on and he wanted to read. Plus, the snoring of a 36 wk. pregnant woman can be pretty nasty! :) Anyway, I woke up around 12:30 a.m. when my mind would not shut off. It continued to run wild, so I moved myself out to the recliner to watch some TV with my fabulous body pillow (sidebar: not much on the tube after 1 a.m). 3:30 rolled around and I finally fell back asleep (still in the recliner). I think I watched the 5 a.m. newscast, but I'm not 100% positive. The next thing I remember was Trey coming around the corner at 7:30. Thank goodness Joe was not far behind him and I got to go back to bed and catch another hour or so of sleep. I think I was just psyching myself out because I THOUGHT it was my last night as a mother of 1. Anyway, around 10 a.m. I got a call from the doctor. She explained to me that unless something was terribly wrong at the appointment this afternoon, the hospital wouldn't take me at 36 weeks. I would have to have severe preeclampsia before they would take me. (FYI...the dr. is new to this hospital, so she didn't think they would put the brakes on) Talk about taking the wind out of your sails. Now, don't get me wrong. I want to wait until at least 37 weeks to have Emery, but I was told that I was having this baby tonight or tomorrow. Anywho, we kind of bummed around the house until it was time to head to the Dr. Fast forward to 3:30 this afternoon. Ultrasound...Emery scores 8 out of 8. NST (Non-stress Test)....Emery scores 10 out of 10. My BP....125/74 :). Protein.....NONE! So, basically today I was the healthiest I've been the whole time! WOO HOO! I bought myself another week. Joe on the otherhand was SOOO ready for Emery to be here, and he was a little perturbed at the doctor (A) getting our hopes up (B) FREAKING me out about preeclampsia/toxemia, when IF I have it is a very mild case at the moment. Next week, I go to the doctor on Wednesday morning for all of the same tests, and I think we are going to take the 24 hour urine test (can you sense the excitement about that last one?)....That is the latest news. Check back for more fun pics this week, as I will be getting my camera out.

Woo Woo's!

This morning Trey got to go over to Mimi's house to see the Woo Woo's come by. Those of you unfamiliar with 2 year old language, woo woo's = fire trucks! It was a big hit. The last time he saw the Woo Woo's at Mimi's house was last Christmas. So, on the way over to Mimi's he kept asking if Santa would be on the Woo Woo....not quite, Trey. Anyway, he loved it. They had a little parade around the neighborhood, so daddy let Trey sit in the front seat and "drive". Don't worry, we passed the police man that was in charge of the parade, and Trey was hanging out the driver's side window, waving and saying "Hi!! We go see the Woo Woo's!" I figured if the cop was okay with it, we should be too! :) P.S. WE WERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, CPS doesn't need any reports. Plus, they'll have to wait on me, I'm supposed to have a busy day on Monday. :) Hope everybody enjoys the 4th today!

Monday Night It Is...

We had our 35 week check up yesterday. My blood pressure was up again, 147/88 (yes, I get nervous thinking every visit now, we will have to go in). I'm pretty sure if they would have checked it again while I was sitting there and after the ultrasound, it would have gone down. Oh well. The ultrasound went really well, she is measuring 6 lbs. 4 oz...so she is still growing. Actually measuring ahead of schedule. She also passed the Non-stress test with flying colors. The Dr. said she was an 8 out of 8, at whatever they look at. However, the Dr. said she doesn't see any point in me trying to do this any longer than I have to. It would be safer for all parties involved if we go ahead and induce Monday night. Tuesday she will be 36 weeks, and the Dr. feels sure that her lungs and everything will be ready. We will have yet ANOTHER Dr.'s appointment Monday afternoon at 3:30, where they will do all of the tests one last time. (We'll be there a while, b/c the Dr. is triple-booked Monday afternoon...nice) From there, we will check into the hospital Monday evening and start the pitocin. So, hopefully all goes well...Emery will arrive sometime Tuesday. I mean, Monday night would be really nice, but I'm being practical on the length of labor!! I hear it goes quicker the second time around....but I also hear that pitocin is not very pleasant! :) That epidural will be put to good use. Anyway, this is our last weekend as a family of 3! Friday morning Joe is going to take Trey to my mom's house to see the "woo woo's" at the 4th of July parade. I'll post some pics of that. I hope everyone has an awesome 4th of July! Until next time...

Boys and Their Toys

Joe took Trey to the Caterpillar HQ today to see all of the big tractors. Something about boys and big tractors! Joe said he LOVED it...I think you can tell from the pics. This was partially a reward, because Trey went potty on the toilet 3 times yesterday! Woo Hoo!

An Unsupervised 2 Year Old and...

a bottle of powder equals this...

(luckily this is a "play" phone)


*Sidebar: Joe had already scolded Trey earlier this afternoon for getting into his lotion and smearing it all over his chest of drawers and hair, etc....Daddy informed him not to touch the lotion. He said nothing about the powder......Needless to say, Trey didn't touch the lotion.